51 m. ago Macron takes aim at ‘bully’ Trump as EU leaders ramp up response to president’s threats

French president urges 'rule of law over brutality' in a thinly-veiled takedown from Davos, hours after the US president launches yet another attack on Nato allies with a rant against Keir Starmer's Chagos deal

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98 m. ago In their words: Trump’s threats over Greenland draw warnings and profanities at global forum

European leaders and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have expressed strong concerns at the World Economic Forum over the Greenland crisis and global trade issues

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2 h. ago Spain train crash investigators hunt for remaining bodies in wreckage as death toll rises

Hundreds of passengers were on board the trains before the high-speed collision that has claimed at least 41 lives

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2 h. ago Davos: Reeves urges leaders to keep cool heads over tariff threat in free trade call – business live

Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where European Commission president says Europe must respond to geopolitical shocksFull report: Trump tariffs over Greenland are an error, says Ursula von der LeyenScott Bessent then denies that European Union countries, and the UK, could exercise the “nuclear option” over the Greenland crisis, and dump their holdings of US Treasuries.Asked how the Treasury Department, and the White House, would prepare for this, Bessent insists it is a “completely false narrative”, and claims the media are “hysterical” over the issue.I would say this is the same kind of hysteria that we heard on April 2nd. There was a panic.What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out.What president Trump is threatening on Greenland is very different than the other trade deals. So I would urge all countries to stick with their trade deals. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Top EU official blasts Trump for going back on his word after Greenland threats: ‘A deal is a deal’

The European Union’s top official has called into question President Donald Trump's trustworthiness while labeling new tariffs over Greenland a “mistake” between long-standing allies.

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3 h. ago ‘Trump not welcome’: Protesters burn US flag in Switzerland ahead of president’s Davos trip

US president is facing widespread backlash across Europe as he pushes to take Greenland from Denmark

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3 h. ago Trump sends allies into meltdown with leaked private texts and Greenland flag meme as world row explodes: Live updates

Donald Trump is scheduled to fly out to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum where he'll hold high-stakes talks with European leaders over his Greenland plot.

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4 h. ago Security watchdog condemns 'piecemeal and not robust' China mega

Keir Starmer has risked provoking Donald Trump again after plans for the London site were approved despite fears national security will be in jeopardy.

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4 h. ago Taoiseach should visit White House amid Greenland row – Government minister

The Minister for Social Protection said, if invited, the Taoiseach should visit the White House on St Patrick’s Day.

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4 h. ago The story behind Emmanuel Macron’s striking sunglasses look at Davos

Emmanuel Macron appeared at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday

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5 h. ago Spain celebrates ‘miracle child’ sole survivor of family killed in train wreck

Punta Umbria has declared three days of mourning for victims

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6 h. ago Trump leaks private texts from French and NATO leaders as European relations deteriorate over Greenland threat

Trump also shared an AI image of him talking to European leaders in The White House with the US Flag over Greenland

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6 h. ago Russia’s Lavrov mocks Britain as only country to call itself ‘Great’ in bizarre address

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the comments during his annual end-of-year press conference

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6 h. ago EU's von der Leyen condemns Trump and vows to build a 'new independent Europe' ahead of confrontation with US President as he flies into Davos after Greenland row

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has blasted US President Donald Trump for threatening to hit his European allies with tariffs over Greenland.

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6 h. ago Russia mocks Britain as only country in the world to call itself ‘Great’

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the comments during his annual end-of-year press conference

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6 h. ago ‘Scrapping the wealth tax changed our country for the worse. This is why’

Miranda Sheild Johansson shares her findings about a nation changed by the abolishment of the wealth tax

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6 h. ago Chernobyl nuclear power plant suffers power loss amid Russian attacks

Fresh Russian strikes have targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

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6 h. ago The ‘exorcism economy’ is flourishing – with consults starting at £100

Thousands of people in Russia are actively discussing exorcisms on social media. Here’s why

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7 h. ago Manhunt after 120 Islamic State members escape from Syrian prison amid clashes

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces control more than a dozen prisons where some 9,000 IS members are held

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7 h. ago Trump has threatened Europe with higher tariffs. What happens now?

US President Donald Trump has threatened eight European countries with tariffs in his bid to claim Greenland

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